Education Department (US)

• Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92 - He was both the first Black person and the first educator to hold the cabinet position, but resigned amid discord over George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind.
• Northwestern Agrees to a Deal With Trump Administration - The university will pay $75 million to regain its research funding and end investigations, the second highest payment by a school facing pressure from the administration.